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  • Messier 2
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  • Messier 2 or M2 (also designated NGC 7089) is a globular cluster in the constellation Aquarius, five degrees north of the star Beta Aquarii. It was discovered by Jean-Dominique Maraldi in 1746 and is one of the largest known globular clusters.
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Age
  • 13
Constellation
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Caption
  • M2 by Hubble Space Telescope; 3.5′ view
dist pc
  • 11.500000
Names
  • NGC 7089
dist ly
  • 37.5
radius ly
  • 87.3
Class
  • II
appmag v
  • +6.3
size v
  • 16
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  • Messier 2 or M2 (also designated NGC 7089) is a globular cluster in the constellation Aquarius, five degrees north of the star Beta Aquarii. It was discovered by Jean-Dominique Maraldi in 1746 and is one of the largest known globular clusters.